Robert McLaren – Head of Industry Technology and Innovation at Policy Connect

Robert McLaren is Head of Industry Technology and Innovation at Policy Connect, a cross-party think tank. He specialises in assistive and accessible technology policy, including managing the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology. Before joining Policy Connect in 2017, Robert worked within the assistive technology sector providing technology training and study skills tuition to disabled people in universities and the workplace, and consultancy services for organisations in the sector. He is dyslexic and was first introduced to assistive technology when he received a Disabled Student’s Allowance as an undergraduate.

Robert McLaren